Holder for pencils and other utensils.



J. PANGKE. HOLDER FOR PENGILS AND OTHER UTENSILS. APPLICATION FILED OUT.15, 1912.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 3%, 1913.

7 Application filed October 15, 1912. Serial No. 725,794.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JoHANNns PANCKE, merchant, a German subject,residing at No. 19 Kurfiirstenstrasse, Berlin, Germany, have inventednew and useful Improvements in Holders for Pencilsand other Utensils, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for supporting pencils and otherutensils and particularly to holders of the kind in which the utensil iscarried by a helical spring or by another resilient means, such forinstance, as an elastic cord or the like.

The invention essentially consists in the following particulars: Thespring or the like carrying the utensil is sufficiently weak to allow itto be expanded to a multiple of its normal length, and it is connectedwith a suitable signaling device adapted to act whenever the limit ofelasticity of the spring is exceeded on exerting a pull thereon. Thevalue of the device is increased by the whole spring together with theutensil suspended therefrom being able to rotate on a vertical axis sothat the utensil may be conveniently used within a large circumferencearound this axis.

The accompanying drawing illustrates examples of construction of theinvention.

Figure 1 shows an elevation partly in section of one form ofconstruction of a holder having a bell as its signaling device. Fig. 2represents the upper portion of a holder provided with a sound tongueconstituting the signaling device. Fig. 3 is a side view to Fig. 2,while Fig. 4 shows the upper portion of a holder adapted for a number ofutensils.

According to Fig. 1 a signal bell 'is fixed on a post 1 so that it canturn horizontally on the vertical axis of the post. To the releasinglever 3 of this bell the helical spring spring 4 for one utensil isconnected. A holder of this construction is thus adapted to carry anumber of utensils. A. similar device may be provided by fitting to thereleasing lever of the bell a disk serving for the attachment of anumber of utensils.

The springs 4 are of such elasticity that they can be expanded say sixtimes as much as their normal length. One is, therefore, able to removethe utensils, suspended from the springs, very far'from the post 1 without the resistance of the springs disturbing the manipulation of theutensils. Whenever the limit of elasticity of the springs is exceededone of the signaling devices enters into action, that is to say, withthe example of construction shown in Fig. 1 the releasing lever 3 ismoved so as to ring the bell 2,

while the arrangements according to Figs.

2, 3, and 4 produce the cracking noise in consequence of the soundtongues 6 being bent. Instead of the signaling devices described anyother means of this kind may be adopted. As the signaling devices arerotatably mounted on the post 1, the springs 4 can be moved about thepost together with the utensils, and this in conjunction with theresiliency of the springs enables the utensils to be used within a largecircumference around the post. The signaling devices may, however, bemounted stationary on the post 1. The signaling devices may also bedispensed with, the springs or the like being attached directly to thepost 1. Instead of the post 1 any other suitable supports or means mayserve for the attachment of the springs or the like, such, for instance,as wall arms and similar devices.

Having thus described my invention, I declare that what I claim is:

1. In a holder for pencils and other utensils, a support, a signalingdevice disposed thereon, and elastic means attached to the saidsignaling device and means adapted to carry said utensils, these elasticmeans being capable of being expanded to a multiple of their normallength and caused to actuate the signaling device only when the elasticlimit thereof is reached.

2. In a holder for pencils and other utensils, a support, a signalingdevice mounted thereon rotatably, and elastic means attached to the saidsignaling device and means adapted to carry the said utensils,

these elastic means being capable of being expanded to a multiple oftheir normal length and caused to actuate the signaling device only whenthe elastic limit thereof is 5 reached.

3. In a holder for pencils and other utensils a support, a sound tonguerotatably mounted on said support, elastic means attached to said soundtongue, and means 10 adapted to carry said utensils the elastic meansbeing capable of being expanded to a multiple of its normal length.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 2 1th day ofSeptember, 1912, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. 15

J OHANNES PANCKE.

Witnesses HENRY HAsPER, WOLDEMAR HAUPT.

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